William Pollard Jr | aka: Wild 4 Washington Wine

PATERSON, Wash. (May 26, 2016)  – Columbia Crest Winery located in Paterson, Washington, will kick off a weekend of live music this summer in August. Columbia Crest will host The Buckinghams on Friday, August 19th at 7:00PM and Crystal Gayle on Saturday, August 20th at 7:00PM. Tickets for the concerts will go on sale Saturday, May 28th at 10AM online-only at www.ticketmaster.com and through all Ticketmaster outlets. The Columbia Crest 2016 “Tunes, Wines & Vines” concerts will take place on the winery’s picturesque lawn overlooking the estate vineyards and Columbia River with attendance for up to 1,000. The Columbia Crest wine shop is open before the shows with wine and picnic items available for purchase. Guests can choose to pack a picnic or purchase cuisine from local food trucks, all while enjoying great live music and acclaimed wines from Columbia Crest. Concert-goers may also bring their own non-alcoholic beverages. (The Washington State Liquor Cannabis Board re...

You planned for Taste Washington! Did you plan for after? Taste Washington! (Taste) is one of my favorite annual Washington wine events. It was my pleasure to attend Taste Washington as a Media representative. This year I was better prepared for Taste,I had a list of wineries and winemakers to visit. Equipped with a camera for bottle shots, satchel for cards and brochures, and for tasting notes, my trusty iPad was fully charged. Ready for Taste, plan of attack on my iPad, I was so prepared for Taste Washington! that I neglected to make plans for after Taste Washington! Seattle City View from 1st. While I grew up in Seattle, go Roughriders , it has been a couple of decades since I last lived in Seattle. Okay, maybe three decades. When I think of Seattle, my mental image is still that of the Seattle I remember from the 1970's. That city no longer exists. Saturday after Taste, I explored downtown Seattle. I walked past the walkway to the Ferry terminal where I used to wait fo...